Ignorance of the Crowd: Dysfunctional Thinking in Social Networks
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A research paper explores how social networks can lead to 'ignorance of the crowd,' where collective thinking becomes dysfunctional, and the discussion on HN remains absent, suggesting a lack of strong opinions or controversy.
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